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February 16 2009

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A photograph of a large hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof, where a seated congregation performs a puja. In the foreground, women in white and orange saris and yellow-and-white shawls sit on mats before brass thalis, kalashas, oil lamps, flower petals and small brass vessels. Further back, rows of seated people in white and yellow clothing face a raised area where several men in white dhotis and orange garments sit, one wearing a gold chain, while a camera on a tripod records the ceremony. Tall decorated pillars stand along the back wall beside a framed photo panel and a hanging banner.2010-09-08January 31 20072007-01-31A photograph of a large indoor hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, where a seated congregation performs a puja. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats and cloth in rows; women in white with yellow shawls, women in orange saffron robes, and men in white and saffron garments predominate. Brass plates, small brass lamps and offering trays sit in front of them. Near the front, a monk in orange robes sits beside a golden ornate throne-like chair, and another figure in white with a shaved head sits on the carpet area. A tripod camera stands in the central aisle. Banners with photographs hang on the far wall, and tall decorative cylindrical pillars wrapped in patterned cloth line the hall. The people are sitting as a congregation during the ritual.2010-09-07February 16 20092009-02-16Dense seated crowd of devotees filling a hall during an evening aarti or satsang, most wearing white dhotis and kurtas or white saris with saffron-orange shawls and scarves. Several people in the front rows, including a fair-haired woman in orange in the foreground, sit with hands pressed together or resting on their laps, and brass oil lamps and ritual vessels are arranged on the floor at right. Behind them, framed portraits and large banners on the walls show women and a man in long hair holding a ritual object. Long lines of attendees seat further back under bright lights and colourful hanging banners.2006-12-09February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of a large hall during a seated ritual gathering. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and orange-bordered garments; several women have orange shawls, and some sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, steel vessels and bowls with flower petals sit on orange cloths before them. On the right, a priest-like group in white dhotis and bare-chested sits near a golden throne-like seat, some holding books or chanting. A camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are visible, and a banner with photographs hangs on the orange back wall. Colourful striped pillars line the left side.2010-09-08January 31 20072007-01-31February 16 20092009-02-16